Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Benton County Historical Society & Museum
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Welcome to the Benton County Historical Society & Museum
Preserving the stories, artifacts, and heritage of Benton County, Minnesota since 1949.
Sauk Rapids, Benton Co., Minn.
📅 Today in History
United States
• 1802 Washington DC incorporates as a city
• 1963 Martin Luther King Jr delivers his "I have a dream" speech
Minnesota
• Ice hockey became Minnesota’s state sport in 2009.
• The Norway pine became Minnesota’s state tree in 1953.
Benton County
• Benton County was named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.
• Another influenza outbreak hit Benton County in early 1919.
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